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TODAY Connections: Sports Edition a difficult one. It helps to know more about the two different locations and their sports teams. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Notifications for current Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.
Notice the yellow group: Lone Star State.
Green group hint: Consider the Arch.
Blue group hint: You put cereal in it.
Purple group hint: Not four or six.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Texas college teams.
Green group: St. Louis teams.
Blue group: May be followed by “mangko.”
Purple group: ____ five.
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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 2, 2026.
The yellow words in the current Connections
The theme is Texas college teams. The four answers are the Aggies, Cougars, Horned Frogs and Longhorns.
The green words in the current Connections
The theme is St. Louis teams. The four answers are the Billikens, Vlues, Cardinals and St. Louis City.
The blue words in the current Connections
The theme can be followed by “mangko.” The four answers are pro, senior, shrine and super.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ five. The four answers are good, fierce, long and start.
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